Join my writing session today

Here's your link to join the Creative Hour on Google Meet.

I’ll be on Google Meet from 5pm UK time today for the In Writing Creative Hour. There’s a timezone converter here for those who aren’t in the UK – just put your own location into the second section and it will let you know what time to show up. (It’s worth checking, as we’re in the weird period around clocks changing, which doesn’t happen everywhere on the same date.)

If you haven’t attended a Creative Hour before, it’s a get-together for paying subscribers online. We say hello and have a brief chat, then write together in companionable silence for fifty minutes. It’s a small act of writerly solidarity, an opportunity to get to know other writers, and a lovely, uplifting way to end the week.

The following two Creative Hours will be on 24 March and 14 April. If you’re tempted to join us but are not yet a paying subscriber, there’s a discount available until Monday.

The schedule:

5pm GMT: Click the link below to open Google Meet.

I’d love you to switch your camera on for the first few minutes while we settle in, and keep it on throughout the hour if you can bear it (it adds to the feeling that we’re all working side by side). As for microphones, we’ll follow a general rule of staying on mute, but unmuting when we want to speak. Please chime in during the chats at the beginning and end – I’d love to hear from you.

5.05-ish: Writing time. If you’re running late, you’re welcome to slip in whenever, but don’t be offended if we don’t say hello. As for what to write – it’s totally up to you. Pick up a project that you’ve been neglecting, start something new, or if you’re stuck for inspiration, do some journalling or write a letter.

5.55-ish: We’ll return to wrap up the hour and reflect on how it went.

6pm: Say goodbye, and feel pleased with yourself for the rest of the day.

The link: